Tapping vs Mariginiup

Tapping is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Mariginiup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mariginiup: a median of $1.59 million, against $1.03 million in Tapping, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tapping tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Tapping

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tapping

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($290,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,032,000 vs $1,595,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tapping

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $525/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Tapping

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 36 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.6 km vs 36.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tapping

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Mariginiup has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tapping and Mariginiup drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Tapping Mariginiup
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Tapping Mariginiup
Walkability 57 / 0
Tapping — Walkability: 57/100 Mariginiup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 34
Tapping — Safety: 77/100 Mariginiup — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 21 / 26
Tapping — Low fire risk: 21/100 Mariginiup — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Tapping — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mariginiup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tapping has more residents (9,547 vs 876); Mariginiup skews older (43 vs 35).

Tapping Mariginiup
Population 9,547
+91% vs other
 876
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +4.5%
Median age 35 43
Median household income $122,668/yr
+6% vs other
 $115,544/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk $525/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tapping Mariginiup
0-4 6.5% / 4.1%
Tapping — 0-4: 6.5% Mariginiup — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 17.9% / 13.0%
Tapping — 5-14: 17.9% Mariginiup — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.4% / 7.2%
Tapping — 15-19: 7.4% Mariginiup — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.1% / 6.1%
Tapping — 20-24: 6.1% Mariginiup — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.1% / 8.7%
Tapping — 25-34: 11.1% Mariginiup — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 16.9% / 11.5%
Tapping — 35-44: 16.9% Mariginiup — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.5% / 11.8%
Tapping — 45-54: 15.5% Mariginiup — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 8.9% / 17.1%
Tapping — 55-64: 8.9% Mariginiup — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 5.7% / 14.2%
Tapping — 65-74: 5.7% Mariginiup — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 3.2% / 5.0%
Tapping — 75-84: 3.2% Mariginiup — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.8% / 0.6%
Tapping — 85+: 0.8% Mariginiup — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tapping 66.1% couple families
Tapping — Couple Families: 66.1% Tapping — Lone Person: 16.8% Tapping — One Parent Families: 14.6% Tapping — Group Household: 1.7% Tapping — Other Families: 0.8%
Mariginiup 64.1% couple families
Mariginiup — Couple Families: 64.1% Mariginiup — Lone Person: 13.3% Mariginiup — One Parent Families: 12.2% Mariginiup — Group Household: 6.6% Mariginiup — Other Families: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tapping 17.4% renting
Tapping — Owned Outright: 20.4% Tapping — Mortgage: 62.1% Tapping — Renting: 17.4%
Mariginiup 9.1% renting
Mariginiup — Owned Outright: 44.7% Mariginiup — Mortgage: 46.2% Mariginiup — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Tapping Mariginiup
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 18.4%
Tapping — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Mariginiup — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 9.7%
Tapping — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Mariginiup — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.1%
Tapping — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Mariginiup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.3%
Tapping — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Mariginiup — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.6%
Tapping — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mariginiup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Tapping Mariginiup
England 18.1% / 13.7%
Tapping — England: 18.1% Mariginiup — England: 13.7%
South Africa 4.2% / 2.9%
Tapping — South Africa: 4.2% Mariginiup — South Africa: 2.9%
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.4%
Tapping — New Zealand: 3.0% Mariginiup — New Zealand: 1.4%
Scotland 3.3% / —
Tapping — Scotland: 3.3% Mariginiup — Scotland: not among its largest
India 3.0% / —
Tapping — India: 3.0% Mariginiup — India: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.7%
Tapping — Vietnam: not among its largest Mariginiup — Vietnam: 1.7%
Germany — / 1.3%
Tapping — Germany: not among its largest Mariginiup — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tapping 96.1% houses
Tapping — Houses: 96.1% Tapping — Townhouses: 3.8% Tapping — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Mariginiup 97.3% houses
Mariginiup — Houses: 97.3% Mariginiup — Townhouses: 0.0% Mariginiup — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tapping Mariginiup
Median house price $1,032,000 $1,595,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $290,000 $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 56 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tapping Mariginiup
3 bed $766K / $380K
Tapping — 3 bed: $766K (14 sales) Mariginiup — 3 bed: $380K (7 sales)

14 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.03M / $1.44M
Tapping — 4 bed: $1.03M (89 sales) Mariginiup — 4 bed: $1.44M (12 sales)

89 vs 12 sales

5 bed $1.15M / $2.42M
Tapping — 5 bed: $1.15M (18 sales) Mariginiup — 5 bed: $2.42M (5 sales)

18 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Tapping Mariginiup
New dwellings approved 4,125
across Wanneroo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tapping Mariginiup
Houses 4.4%
$850/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Tapping Mariginiup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Schools Higher than 17% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 56% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of WA —

Liveability

Tapping is more walkable (57 vs 0); Tapping scores higher overall (50 vs 43).

Tapping Mariginiup
Grade B C
Score 50/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mariginiup carries more crime risk (66 vs 23).

Tapping Mariginiup
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Tapping Mariginiup
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 3.1 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.1%

Schools in Tapping

  • Spring Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Tapping Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Stephen's School - Carramar Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Mariginiup

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Tapping Mariginiup
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 4 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Mariginiup sits further from the CBD (36.7 km vs 34.6 km).

Tapping Mariginiup
Walkability score 57/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 34.6 km 36.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6065
 0.8%
postcode 6078
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 6065
 71
postcode 6078

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Tapping Mariginiup
Car (driver) 77.8% / 67.6%
Tapping — Car (driver): 77.8% Mariginiup — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 18.5%
Tapping — Worked from Home: 8.3% Mariginiup — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Train 6.1% / 4.0%
Tapping — Train: 6.1% Mariginiup — Train: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.0%
Tapping — Car (passenger): 5.3% Mariginiup — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 0.7% / 5.1%
Tapping — Walked Only: 0.7% Mariginiup — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus 1.7% / 0.8%
Tapping — Bus: 1.7% Mariginiup — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Tapping Mariginiup
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Tapping Mariginiup
Connectivity score 77/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
3,273 premises
 79%
309 premises

Climate

Tapping Mariginiup
Annual rainfall 592 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Tapping Mariginiup
Average residential rate $2,060/yr
same for both
Council Wanneroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Tapping Mariginiup
Division Pearce
same for both
Member Tracey Roberts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tapping Mariginiup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tapping

Family Outer Parks

Mariginiup

Acreage Outer Premium

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